to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to burst open; to pop; to split
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
even though; despite; when
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
suddenly; all of a sudden
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yearned for; longed for; missed
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement